uli Posted July 16, 2013 Report Share Posted July 16, 2013 For anyone who hasn't seen it, this is priceless, with a great deal of footage of the Lyons/Silva/Cyrille band too... That's a beauty, thks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul secor Posted July 16, 2013 Report Share Posted July 16, 2013 That's a restaurant in Cape Town? Or not? Please enlighten me! Fly! Fly! Fly! Fly! Fly! = 5 Flies Apparently it is a real restaurant, however. I'm not sure I'd want to use flies to help advertise a food service venue though. It is (or was?) a restaurant in Amsterdam, Netherlands. I was a dishwasher there in 1968. Kewl! I was a dishwasher too — my first real job as a music school dropout. fly.jpg But, getting back to Fly! Fly! Fly! Fly! Fly! ... I finally picked up the new remaster. Incredible sound, and the music is wonderful. It's a Taylor record that even Taylor-haters could get into (I think). For Taylor fans, it's like being wrapped in velvet (with drink-of-choice in hand). I purchased my copy directly from importcds. According to Four Lives in the Bebop Business, Cecil was a dishwasher at one time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Train Posted July 16, 2013 Report Share Posted July 16, 2013 (edited) That's a restaurant in Cape Town? Or not? Please enlighten me! Fly! Fly! Fly! Fly! Fly! = 5 Flies Apparently it is a real restaurant, however. I'm not sure I'd want to use flies to help advertise a food service venue though. It is (or was?) a restaurant in Amsterdam, Netherlands. I was a dishwasher there in 1968. Kewl! I was a dishwasher too — my first real job as a music school dropout. fly.jpg But, getting back to Fly! Fly! Fly! Fly! Fly! ... I finally picked up the new remaster. Incredible sound, and the music is wonderful. It's a Taylor record that even Taylor-haters could get into (I think). For Taylor fans, it's like being wrapped in velvet (with drink-of-choice in hand). I purchased my copy directly from importcds. According to Four Lives in the Bebop Business, Cecil was a dishwasher at one time. He was a dishwasher when Downbeat named him best new pianist of the year. He was also @ one time a cook and sold records. Edited July 16, 2013 by Blue Train Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjazzg Posted July 16, 2013 Report Share Posted July 16, 2013 For anyone who hasn't seen it, this is priceless, with a great deal of footage of the Lyons/Silva/Cyrille band too... loved this, thanks "there are no academies on the other side of the tracks" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Late Posted July 17, 2013 Report Share Posted July 17, 2013 He was a dishwasher when Downbeat named him best new pianist of the year. The American way ... (I still get my feathers ruffled when I think back on Ken Burns' segment on Cecil.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gvopedz Posted July 17, 2013 Report Share Posted July 17, 2013 (I still get my feathers ruffled when I think back on Ken Burns' segment on Cecil.) I started to buy Cecil Taylor CDs after I saw the Ken Burns segment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erwbol Posted July 17, 2013 Report Share Posted July 17, 2013 My first Cecil Taylor CD was Looking (Berlin Version) The Feel Trio. I selected this particular disc after reading Taylor's entry in the 4th Penguin Guide. First listening to that I felt like I'd hit bull's eye. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted August 30, 2013 Report Share Posted August 30, 2013 I guess it went under in the "what live music" thread ... but for the reason of very bad arthritis, Taylor had to cancel both his concerts in Sant'Anna Arresi and in Willisau -- they got Braxton in Willisau and as I've bought a ticket in advance, I'll probably go ... but damn this is very, very sad news. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gheorghe Posted August 30, 2013 Report Share Posted August 30, 2013 I must admit I´m not a Taylor expert. And it seems to be the same problem in Austria. The big festivals are to much into cross-over acts and the others maybe can´t afford him, I´ll never know. But I´d like to get some opinions about his two BN-record. I first got "Unit Structures" wich I dig, but I find it´s easier to listen to this than to "Conquistador". Can it be possible, that "Unic Structures" is more accessible than "Conquistador" ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted August 30, 2013 Report Share Posted August 30, 2013 Not sure, but yeah ... maybe. If you want accessible (comparatively, that is) Taylor, look for "Love for Sale" or "Jazz Advance" or "The World of Cecil Taylor" and go from there. I was lucky to catch him in duo with Tony Oxley a few years back, but I'd have absolutely loved to see him again! Willisau is still pretty much okay as a festival, I think ... but the main thing is people like Taylor or Ornette are much too expensive for those festivals where their music would actually fit in (there are two of these in Zurich alone) - and I'm not complaining, these giants are entitled to do whatever they wish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Weiss Posted August 30, 2013 Report Share Posted August 30, 2013 The three tracks on the Gil Evans Into the Hot on Impulse is some of the most accessible IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinmce Posted August 30, 2013 Report Share Posted August 30, 2013 Hm, I think US is one of the densest, most complex and difficult albums I've ever heard. I find Conquistador to be thrillingly musical and quite listenable ... As far as the later, more intensely free stuff, I think The Eighth and Winged Serpent are both good listens with some very calm and beautiful passages. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted August 30, 2013 Report Share Posted August 30, 2013 Also the Williau concert that did took place, ten or so years ago, released on Intakt. Too bad the repeat is not going to happen. I wish Cecil all the very best, but what I read did sound pretty darn worrying! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John L Posted August 31, 2013 Report Share Posted August 31, 2013 But I´d like to get some opinions about his two BN-record. I first got "Unit Structures" wich I dig, but I find it´s easier to listen to this than to "Conquistador". Can it be possible, that "Unic Structures" is more accessible than "Conquistador" ? For me, it is just the opposite. I enjoy Conquistador very much, and find it to be a much easier listen than Unit Structures. After all these years, I have still yet to warm to Unit Structures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clifford_thornton Posted August 31, 2013 Report Share Posted August 31, 2013 Both great and very different from one another. Keep in mind that Bill Dixon adds an entirely different cast to the proceedings, and this date was just a couple of days before he began recording the landmark Intents and Purposes for RCA. Dixon had suggested to Taylor that he use Mike Mantler on trumpet instead, but Cecil was adamant about their collaboration. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Train Posted August 31, 2013 Report Share Posted August 31, 2013 (edited) Like every genre. It depends on what the person I am recommending to is already listening too. Most accessible would Jazz Advance, Looking Ahead, Love for Sale. He still hasn't gone completely "Cecil Taylor" and there are cover songs. Edited August 31, 2013 by Blue Train Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjzee Posted August 31, 2013 Report Share Posted August 31, 2013 There's also this: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clifford_thornton Posted September 1, 2013 Report Share Posted September 1, 2013 Like every genre. It depends on what the person I am recommending to is already listening too. Most accessible would Jazz Advance, Looking Ahead, Love for Sale. He still hasn't gone completely "Cecil Taylor" and there are cover songs. Oh, he's Cecil through and through on those records. He hadn't met Sunny Murray yet and the rhythmic conception wasn't where it would be, but the improvisational arcs and purity of conception are 100% CT. I think that the Marian McPartland interview that's recently resurfaced in the share blogs is worth hearing, especially if one is new to the world of Cecil Taylor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John L Posted September 2, 2013 Report Share Posted September 2, 2013 Like every genre. It depends on what the person I am recommending to is already listening too. Most accessible would Jazz Advance, Looking Ahead, Love for Sale. He still hasn't gone completely "Cecil Taylor" and there are cover songs. Oh, he's Cecil through and through on those records. He hadn't met Sunny Murray yet and the rhythmic conception wasn't where it would be, but the improvisational arcs and purity of conception are 100% CT. . It doesn't seem to me to be as much a rhythmic change as one concerning harmony and melody. Pre-Sunny Murray, Cecil was still working largely around the jazz tradition in that regard, although in a very expansive way. The break was quite radical. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardbopjazz Posted September 19, 2013 Report Share Posted September 19, 2013 A friend of mine said Cecil canceled his concert that was scheduled for later this month in Europa. Cecil Taylor with Opening Set by Jason Moran @ the Kennedy Center on Oct. 5th. http://www.kennedy-center.org/events/?event=MOJPC It is now Ahmad Jamal opening for Moran now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Litweiler Posted September 19, 2013 Report Share Posted September 19, 2013 Cecil cancelled that concert because of arthritis - this article makes it appear pretty serious: http://www.jazzcorner.com/news/display.php?news=3913 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinmce Posted September 19, 2013 Report Share Posted September 19, 2013 Wow, disappointing/worrying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted September 19, 2013 Report Share Posted September 19, 2013 Well, I posted all this in this very thread (#258) ... was somewhat disconcerted by the lack of reaction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul secor Posted September 19, 2013 Report Share Posted September 19, 2013 Well, I posted all this in this very thread (#258) ... was somewhat disconcerted by the lack of reaction. Perhaps others, like myself, were hoping that it wasn't as serious as it seems to be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted September 19, 2013 Report Share Posted September 19, 2013 Probably not good. A few weeks ago I called Cecil, he answered and put me off - told me to call later. Subsequent calls were ignored. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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